PART - 13

Background

Only four days are remaining
for Apoopa Daana - Thursday, Friday and Saturday and the next Thursday.
Devotees are in great zeal and enthusiasm to complete the religious
rituals of this Holy Adhika Vaishaakahamaasa in Mantralaya and Bichali
Japadakatti and thus acquire the Punya.

Meaning

Mantralaya Sri Raghavendrateertha Gurusarvabhouma
great Devotee Sri Krishnavadhootaru Sri RaghavendraTantra - Siddhi Prada
Granthha is really a Mahakavya. From the first chapter to the fifteenth
chapter we are amazed to know the complete Surrender - Samarpana Bhaava
to our Yatiraat. We are glad to know the essence of supreme devotion.
Oh! GuruRaghavendra you are my dear father to protect and lift me from
the cycle of all disasters in life. Real Uddhaaraka for me. This noble
feeling we experience through out the Mahakavya - Sri RaghavendraTantra.

The unalterable, constant Faith of these
two greatest Devotees Bichali Japadakatti Sri Appanacharyaru and
Sonduru Sri Krishnavadhootaru is an example and a model to the world. Today
Satvikas living in different parts of the world are owning and worshipping
the Sarvamoola Granthha of Sri Madhwacharyaru. The Teekas Tippanis of Sri
Jaiteertharu, Sri Pandit Narayanacharya‚€™s Sri Raghavendra
Vijaya, Bichali Japadakatti Sri Appanacharya Sri Raghavendra Gurustotra
- Kavacha - Mangalashtaka, Sonduru Sri Krishnavadhootaru Sri RaghavendraTantra.
Not only worshipping, they are also performing Paaraayana and Pathhana.

Sri Pandit Narayanacharya, the close relative
of Rayaru Poorvashrama sister Venkamma and Sri Laxminarasimhacharya son
(nephew) described and introduced Bhaktavatsala KarunaSamudra Sri Raghavendrateertharu
through his master piece Sri RaghavendraVijaya. Bichali Japadakatti Sri
Appanacharya, direct Parama Shishya, the greatest Devotee of Sri Raghavendrateertharu
who was also the contemporary and performed the Seva for a long time, lived
and spent the time, that too the most precious part of their lifetime in
Bichali amidst the affectionate lap of the holy Mother Nature‚€™s
Japadakatti. Described the Divine Personality of Rayaru in Gurustotra with
great Bhakti. Sri Raghavendra Gurustotra is a Siddhi Stotra and today
innumerable countless devotees of the world are chanting, perform Pathhana
Ashtottara Pathhana. And thus gained the Anugraha of our GuruRayaru.Sri
Raghavendra Gurustotra and Mangalashtaka, Kavacha, Dandaka, Karaavalambam
are all the great works of Sri Appanacharyaru. Then comes our
Sonduru Sri Krishnavadhootaru Sri RaghavendraTantra Siddhi Granthha. Rayaru
appeared in the dream of Avadhoota and asked him to write Tantra, Made
it clear that he was mainly born for this noble work. His Avatara was for
this Siddhi Granthha.

These three writings are most valuable to
our Mantralaya devotees. These three personalities are very popular and
well known. Just as in Dasa Parampare Sri Purandaradasaru, Sri Kanakadasaru
and Sri Vijayadasaru are called as Dasa Traya Ratnagalu, in the same way
Sri Narayanacharya, Bichali Sri Appanacharya and Sonduru Sri Krishnavadhoota
are called as : Bhakta Traya Ratnagalu. Through their works conveyed, described
and depicted the Divine Personality of Rayaru. Introduced the
Mahima of Rayaru and enriched the knowledge of the world devotees pertaining
to Sri Hari Bhakti Sri Vayu deva Bhakti and Sri Guru Bhakti, Gnyana
and Vairagya. Painted the portrait of GuruRayaru in the Devotees heart
with the permanent marker pen. These three Bhakta Traya Ratnas rendered
their maximum Seva to the devotees of the world in imparting the knowledge
about our Mantralaya Yatiraja and tried their level best to see that all
the devotees acquire the Paramaanugraha of Rayaru. All the three
stalwarts were very close, affectionate and cordial to our Sri Raghavendrateertharu.
They knew the heart of Rayaru and thus we call them as Antaranga Bhaktaru.

Here is a devotee who has completely surrendered
to Mantralaya Sri Raghavendrateertha Gurusarvabhoumaru. Always feels
the presence and thinks that he is in front of Tirupati Tirumala
Sri Srinivasadevaru, Hampi Chakrateerthha Sri Yantroddhaaraswami,Anegundi
Navavrundavana, Mantralaya and Bichali Japadakatti. Though he looks
Samsaari leading a family life, he is more than a Yogi in thought
and action. He is quite familiar and well known to the devotees
of the world. I feel proud that this Satvika is my friend.
Fully attained the Anugraha of Mantralaya Sri Raghavendrateertharu and
Bhikshaalaya - Bichali Japadakatti Sri Appanacharyaru. Fully nurtured
under the Divine shadow and the shelter of Aparokshagnyani
Rayaru and Appanaru. Very honest and sincere, without any pride and prejudice.
Makes no canvass nor anything to show his greatness. He is like powerful
constant burning charcoal which is closed under the ash. His Seva to Rayaru
is for all the times. Rayaru is always protecting him and Rayaru
is with him always. A staunch devotee of Rayaru, unalterable Faith
and the follower all the three Devotees compositions. We are happy to find
the fragrance of purity and simplicity in him in all walks of life.
He is far ahead and progressive to all on the path of divine light. I feel
it is a punya to have friendship with such great personality in life,
interact and feel happy and contentment.

Today everywhere we are seeing a
show of purity(Madi - Shuddhi).But this devotee, my friend followed the
Sadaachaara of our Sri. Acharya Madhwaru silently and Feel that this
type of living is most agreeable to our Mantralaya Sri Raghavendrateertharu,
Bichali Japadakatti Sri Appanacharyaru and Sonduru Sri Krishnavadhootaru.
As Avadhootaru believed Rayaru is Sarvswa to me in the same way,
my friend has fully believed Rayaru and said: Tvameva Sarvswa Mama Dehi
Karaavalambam. You are everything to me kindly hold my hand and lead me
on the path - right path.

One more speciality of this devotee
I wish to share that he is too cordial and magnanimous like our Sri
Krishnavadhootaru. When Sonduru Sri Krishnavadhootaru started chanting
of Datta Mantra advised by his father a Saaligraama was offered on
his palm that too in the dream. What an amount of Samanvaya - Dharma Samanvaya,
Tatva Samanvaya. A great Siddha Sri Krishnavadhoota with his Siddhi Prada
Mahakavya Granthha : Sri RaghavendraTantra. Today we all pray to
lead on this right path which is full of divine light and divine bliss.
Devotees please see below the Devotional Ecstasy and the style of Surrendering(Samarpana
Bhaava):

Among the sinners I am top in the list and
Rayaru you are on the top of the list of Karunaalu, Dayaloo. I do not know
anybody except yourself and you are my only Uddhaaraka now.

In this manner this devotee my friend is really
worshipping Rayaru and gained the Anugraha of Sri Raghavendrateertharu.
A real well wisher to the devotees of the world. Witness every day sunrise
and sunset with the Miracle of Rayaru in his life and always trying to
live as per the guidelines of S R I R A G H A V E N D R A T A N T
R A and highly impressed to the constant lullaby (Jogula)of Tungamma
- Tungabhadra and surrendered with affection and devotion: